Hestness Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Hestness Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hestness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
Norway241:214,26224,079
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Hestness Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hestness Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Hestness is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hestness? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hestness is the 1,497,948th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Hestness are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 115 people, or 1 in 3,151,817. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 54 percent are found, Iowa, where 30 percent are found and Washington, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 17 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found.

Hestness Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hestness are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.64% being registered with the political party.

The amount Hestness earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 281.66% more than the national average, earning 1,320,840 kr per year and in United States they earn 6.82% less than the national average, earning $40,205 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hestnes93776/
Estness9329/
Jestness8812/
Hjetness881/
Estnes861/
Hestner80140/
Ostness8049/
Heitnes8010/
Jestnes801/
Chestney75566/
Chestner7555/
Chestnet759/
Heistner754/
Etnesh712,093/
Estner71344/
Hetner71212/
Ostnes7180/
Hettne7120/
Östnes7113/
Hytnes714/
Estgne711/
Hetneu711/
Chetne711/
Chestnett711/
Estnie710/
Estney710/
Hetnis710/
Heitner671,026/
Chetney67226/
Hettner67127/
Chetner6782/
Chestna6780/
Estenne6776/
Chestny6775/
Etneshe6725/
Hyttnes6711/
Hittnes677/
Hästner676/
Chitnes675/
Hejtner674/
Ehtnesh674/
Heatner673/
Chetnet673/
Estinne672/
Hethner672/
Eastner672/
Hehtner671/
Jettnes671/
Hestnär671/
Heatene671/
Esztner671/
Eistner670/
Etne670/
Heetner670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hestness
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